Wednesday 3 June 2015

The Perfect Peach Pie

The flavor of the fresh peaches is up front and delicious, the pie isn’t overly sweet which allows the peach flavor and natural sweetness to come shining through. Thank you Bunny's Warm Oven

 
 
 Pie crust recipe yielding two crusts for a 9 inch pie ...or
1 (15 ounce) package pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
 
1 egg,beaten
5 cups,sliced,peeled fresh peaches
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons cold butter
 
  • Preheat oven to 450 degree
  • Blanche your peaches in boiling water 45-60 seconds and the skin will peel off easily and slice.
  • In a large bowl combine the sliced peaches and lemon juice, gently toss together. 
  • Place the sliced peaches in a colander to drain.
  • Don’t skip this step, this eliminates some of the juice so your pie won’t be soupy after it’s cut. 
  • Drain peaches about 10 – 15 minutes. 
  • Place drained peaches in a large bowl.
  • Place one homemade or pre-made pie crust in the bottom of a 9 inch pie pan. 
  • Brush the pie crust (bottom and sides) with a little of the beaten egg.  
  • Keep the rest of the beaten egg to brush on the top crust.
  • In a medium size bowl combine the flour,cornstarch,sugars,cinnamon and salt.
  • Stir to combine.   
  • Pour the flour mixture over the drained peaches and gently fold them together.
  • Pour peaches into the bottom pie crust and dot with butter. 
  • Place the top crust over the peaches and flute edges.  
  • Brush with the rest of the beaten egg and cut 4 slits in the top crust to vent steam. 
  • You can sprinkle sugar on top of the crust for decoration if you like. 
  • Place pie on a baking sheet, so there’s no chance of spills in the oven.
  • Bake the pie at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees. 
  • Bake an additional 30-35 minutes until crust is brown and juices bubble up through the slits. 
  • If your pie edges brown to quickly, cover the edges with strips of  aluminum foil  and continue baking.



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